"Blackburn Roc The Blackburn B-25 Roc was a British Second World War-era Fleet Air Arm fighter aircraft designed by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. It took its name from the mythical bird of the tales of the Arabian Nights, the Roc. Derived from the Blackburn Skua and developed in parallel, the Roc had its armament in a turret. The Roc came to be viewed as inferior to existing aircraft such as the Skua and the type had only brief front-line service. On 31 December 1935, the British Air Ministry issued specification O.30/35 for a carrier-based turret-armed fighter. Blackburn proposed a derivative of"
"languages, Arabic and Persian, the word is written in Arabic alphabet as رخ. Common romanizations are ""ruḵḵ"" for the Arabic form and ""ruḵ"", ""rokh"" or ""rukh"" for the Persian form. According to Rudolph Wittkower, the idea of the roc had its origins in the story of the fight between the Indian solar bird Garuda and the chthonic serpent Nāga. The mytheme of Garuda carrying off an elephant that was battling a crocodile appears in two Sanskrit epics, the ""Mahabharata"" (I.1353) and the ""Ramayana"" (III.39). Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela reported a story reminiscent of the roc in which shipwrecked sailors escaped"
"Shahrokh (mythical bird) Shahrokh, Shahrukh, Shahroze, or Shah Rukh () is the name of a mythological bird in Iranian literature. It is built of two parts: Shah meaning a king, and Rukh (or Rogh, or Rokh), another enormous mythological bird. In the ""One Thousand and One Nights"" stories, Rukh helps Sinbad escape from a dangerous island. Shah Rukh, therefore, means king of the Rokh. It may also be written as Shaahinrokh or Avestan Saeenrokh. (E.g., Iranian city of Shaahindezh or Saeendezh and also city of Sannadazh). This has been converted to saeem-rokh, then seem-rokh, seem-rogh and vulgarised as see-morgh. Seemorgh"
"may have been brought to Kublai Khan under the guise of roc's feathers. Some recent scholars have compared the legendary roc with the Haast's eagle, of New Zealand. long with a wingspan, it became extinct around the 15th century, but probably inspired the Māori legend of ""Te Hokioi"" or ""Te Hakawai"". This was said to be a colorful huge bird which (in some versions of the legend) had occasionally descended to Earth to carry off humans to eat, but generally lived in the clouds unseen. Only its cry, after which it was named, could be heard. Indeed, the ""hokioi"" seems"
"16th century the existence of the roc could be accepted by Europeans. In 1604 Michael Drayton envisaged the rocs being taken aboard the Ark: All feathered things yet ever knowne to men, From the huge Rucke, unto the little Wren; From Forrest, Fields, from Rivers and from Pons, All that have webs, or cloven-footed ones; To the Grand Arke, together friendly came, Whose severall species were too long to name. The rukh is also identified in the Ethiopian holy book ""Kebra Negast"" as the agent responsible for delivering the blessed piece of wood to King Solomon which enabled the great"
"Buraq Al-Burāq ( ""al-Burāq"" or ""lightning"") is a magical horse in Islamic mythology, a creature from the heavens that transported the prophets. Most notably Buraq carried the Islamic prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and back during the Isra and Mi'raj or ""Night Journey"", as recounted in hadith literature. The ""Encyclopaedia of Islam"", referring to Al-Damiri's writings, considers Buraq to be a derivative of ""barq"" ""lightning"". According to ""Encyclopædia Iranica"", ""Boraq"" is the Arabized form of ""Middle Persian *""barāg"" or *""bārag"", 'a riding beast, mount' (New Pers. ""bāra"")"". Near East and Persian art almost always portrays Buraq with a human"
"is also known in mystics’ ideas as the king of birds or God. People have mistaken the word with See (thirty) and morgh (bird) and believed it means Thirty-Bird. Soleiman Haim in his Persian-English Dictionary has translated Shahrokh as ""The Great Rook"" and according to ""A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary"" Shahrokh means ""The horn of a rhinoceros; the rooks in chess; a title given to the sons of the nobility; name of a son of Timure."" Shahrokh (mythical bird) Shahrokh, Shahrukh, Shahroze, or Shah Rukh () is the name of a mythological bird in Iranian literature. It is built of two"
"an ostrich. It is described as a very large creature, with ""a distance of twelve cubits"" between each of its joints. More reputable ahadith say that the Beast will be one of the first signs of the Last Day, along with the sun rising in the west. The appearance of the Dajjal, rising smoke, massacres, and widespread death are said to be other signs of the end times in a similar hadith. According to the medieval Sunni theologian Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, there is nothing mentioned in the reports attributed to Muhammad about the nature of this creature, but it is"
"king to complete the Temple. This piece of wood also is said to have transformed the Queen of Sheba's foot from that of a goat to that of a human. The piece of wood that the rukh brought was therefore given an honored place in the Temple and decorated with silver rings. According to tradition, these silver rings were given to Judas Iscariot as payment for betraying Jesus; the piece of wood became Jesus's cross. The roc appears in several different film adaptations of the adventures of the hero Sinbad, most notably in the film ""The 7th Voyage of Sinbad"""
"resources against interlopers. The Arabian oryx is the national animal of Jordan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar. The Arabian oryx is also the namesake of several businesses on the Arabian peninsula, notably Al Maha Airways and Al Maha Petroleum. In the King James Version of the Bible, the word ""re’em"" is translated as 'unicorn'. In Modern Hebrew, the name ""re'em laban"", meaning white oryx, is used in error for the Arabian oryxes living in the sanctuary Yotvata Hai Bar near Eilat. The scimitar oryx is called ""re'em Sahara"". The Arabian name ""ri'ïm"" is the equivalent of the"
"a magically marked cork, and of forcing him to grant wishes in return of his liberty, have obvious parallels in the story of Aladdin from the Arabian Nights. This may be more than just a coincidence, since some slaves were Muslims and thus presumably familiar with the Arabian tales. Moreover, the occupation of parts of the Portuguese territory (namely in the south) by the Muslim Moors, between the years 711 and 1249, provides another possible path for Arabian influence on the Saci legend. Some people believe that Saci does exist. A novel species of dinosauromorph, discovered in 2001 at Agudo"
"that apparently originated from Marco Polo's account of the rukh in 1298, although he was apparently referring to an eagle-like bird strong enough to ""seize an elephant with its talons"". Sightings of eggs of elephant birds by sailors (e.g. text on the Fra Mauro map of 1467–69, if not attributable to ostriches) could also have been erroneously attributed to a giant raptor from Madagascar. The legend of the roc could also have originated from sightings of such a giant subfossil eagle related to the African crowned eagle, which has been described in the genus ""Stephanoaetus"" from Madagascar, being large enough"
"games. Al-mi'raj Al-mi'raj or Almiraj (Arabic: المعراج ""al-mi'raj"") is a mythical beast said to live on a mysterious island called Jezîrat al-Tennyn (Sea-Serpent Island) within the confines of the Indian Ocean. According to legend, the beast was a gift given to Alexander the Great from the inhabitants of the island after he killed a large dragon that had been eating the livestock of the people there. It is mentioned in Zakariya Ib Muhammad Al-Qazwini's ""Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing"" (often times shortened to ""The Wonders of Creation""). Al-Mi'raj has been occasionally featured in video and"
"Al-mi'raj Al-mi'raj or Almiraj (Arabic: المعراج ""al-mi'raj"") is a mythical beast said to live on a mysterious island called Jezîrat al-Tennyn (Sea-Serpent Island) within the confines of the Indian Ocean. According to legend, the beast was a gift given to Alexander the Great from the inhabitants of the island after he killed a large dragon that had been eating the livestock of the people there. It is mentioned in Zakariya Ib Muhammad Al-Qazwini's ""Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing"" (often times shortened to ""The Wonders of Creation""). Al-Mi'raj has been occasionally featured in video and role-playing"
"meat and 40 wineskin filled with water. When Zumrud puts water on its left wing and meat on its right wing Malik Mammad is able to enter the Light world. Konrul In Turkic mythology, Konrul or Kongrul / Konqrul (""Koñrul"", Azerbaijani: ""Qonrul"") is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn. In Turkish folklore, Konrul refers to a supernatural bird, often glossed as, or identified with, the Greek Phoenix or Persian ""Simurg"" (in Turkish languages Semrük). Konrul is depicted as a winged creature in the shape of a bird, gigantic enough to carry off an elephant. It appears as"
"Orc An orc (also spelled ork) is a fictional humanoid creature that is part of a fantasy race akin to goblins. While the overall concept of orcs draws on a variety of pre-existing mythology, the main conception of the creatures stems from the fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, in particular ""The Lord of the Rings"". In Tolkien's works, orcs are a brutish, aggressive, repulsive and generally malevolent species, existing in stark contrast with the benevolent Elvish race and generally serving an evil power. Tolkien's concept of orcs has subsequently been adapted and imported into other works of fantasy"
"and clothing do not exist. Other ""Arabian Nights"" tales deal with lost ancient technologies, advanced ancient civilizations that went astray, and catastrophes which overwhelmed them. ""The City of Brass"" features a group of travellers on an archaeological expedition across the Sahara to find an ancient lost city and attempt to recover a brass vessel that Solomon once used to trap a jinn, and, along the way, encounter a mummified queen, petrified inhabitants, lifelike humanoid robots and automata, seductive marionettes dancing without strings, and a brass robot horseman who directs the party towards the ancient city. ""The Ebony Horse"" features a"
"fox is the inspiration for Saint-Exupery's fox in ""The Little Prince"". A fennec is a commonly-occurring natural animal in """". Fennec fox The fennec fox or fennec (""Vulpes zerda"") is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa, the Sinai Peninsula, South West Israel (Arava desert) and the Arabian desert. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which also serve to dissipate heat. Its name comes from the Berber word (""fanak""), which means ""fox"", and the species name ""zerda"" comes from the Greek word ""xeros"" which means dry, referring to the fox's habitat. The fennec"
"Sarlacc The sarlacc (plural sarlacci) is a fictional creature in George Lucas's science fiction saga ""Star Wars"". It first appeared in the film ""Return of the Jedi"" (1983) as a multi-tentacled alien beast whose immense, gaping maw is lined with several rows of sharp teeth. The sarlacc in the film inhabits the Great Pit of Carkoon, a hollow in the sand of the desert planet Tatooine. This creature is one of the largest of several sarlacci scattered across the ""Star Wars"" galaxy. In the original ""Return of the Jedi"", the sarlacc is simply a barbed hole in the desert sand"
"Karkadann The Karkadann (from ""Kargadan"", Persian: كرگدن ""Lord of the Desert"") is a mythical creature said to have lived on the grassy plains of India and Persia. The word ""kargadan"" also means rhinoceros in Persian and Arabic. Depictions of ""karkadann"" are found also in North Indian art. Like the unicorn, it can be subdued by virgins and acts ferociously toward other animals. Originally based on the Indian Rhinoceros (one of the meanings of the word) and first described in the 10th/11th century, it evolved in the works of later writers to a mythical animal ""with a shadowy rhinocerine ancestor"" endowed"
"Amarok (wolf) An amarok, or amaroq, is a gigantic wolf in Inuit mythology, said to stalk and devour any person foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Unlike wolves who hunt in packs, amaroks hunt alone. Still not as fierce as the Japanese Toyoda. Writing in the 19th century, Danish geologist and Greenlandic scholar Hinrich Johannes Rink reported that the Greenlandic Inuit reserve the word ""amarok"" exclusively for this legendary wolf, whereas other Arctic peoples use it to refer to any wolf. In his book ""Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo"", Rink recounts several folk legends that feature the amarok."
"carving of Yggdrasil the Red Skull pushes to reveal the Tesseract in the Marvel film . In 2018 Philippine TV Series Victor Magtanggol, Nidhogg is a type of serpent with small arms and bat like wings. He is Loki's pet, adviser, messenger and right hand which tell him what to do and how to help him defeat his enemies. Níðhöggr In Norse mythology, Níðhöggr (""Malice Striker"", traditionally also spelled Níðhǫggr, often anglicized Nidhogg) is a dragon/serpent who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil. In historical Viking society, níð was a term for a social stigma implying the"
"al-Yusra"", this being Arabic for ""left foot of the central one"". Another Arabic name is رجل الجبار, ""riǧl al-ǧabbār"", that is, ""the foot of the great one"". It figures prominently in the mythologies of Egypt, China, Japan, and Oceania. Rigel may be referred to in fictional works for its metaphorical (meta) or mythological (myth) associations, or else as a bright point of light in the sky of the Earth, but not as a location in space or the center of a planetary system: ""There follow references to Rigel as a location in space or the center of a planetary system,"
"and Islamic legends. It is mentioned in “The Wonders of Creation”, by the Al Qaswini in Persia and in the “Book of Animals” by a Spanish naturalist named Miguel Palacios. It is also mentioned in the first voyage of Sinbad the Sailor in the “Tales of the Thousand and One Nights”. In Chile, there is a giant sea monster named Cuero, or Hide. It is a vast and flat thing that looks like stretched out animal hide that devours every living thing that it comes in contact with. It is also known to lure sailors to their death. A similar"
"Sobek Sobek (also called Sebek, Sochet, Sobk, and Sobki), in Greek, Suchos (Σοῦχος) and from Latin ""Suchus"", was an ancient Egyptian deity with a complex and fluid nature. He is associated with the Nile crocodile or the West African crocodile and is represented either in its form or as a human with a crocodile head. Sobek was also associated with pharaonic power, fertility, and military prowess, but served additionally as a protective deity with apotropaic qualities, invoked particularly for protection against the dangers presented by the Nile. Sobek enjoyed a longstanding presence in the ancient Egyptian pantheon, from the Old"
"Ziz The Ziz (Hebrew: ) is a giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology, said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan. It is considered a giant animal/monster corresponding to archetypal creatures. Rabbis have said that the Ziz is comparable to the Persian Simurgh, while modern scholars compare the Ziz to the Sumerian Anzû and the Ancient Greek phoenix. There is only passing mention of the Ziz in the Bible, found in Psalms 50:11 ""I know all the birds of the mountains and ""Zīz śāday"" is mine"" and Psalms 80:13-14 ""The boar from"
"Tharks Thark or Tharks are a fictional tribe of fierce Green Martian warriors on the fictional planet of Barsoom (based on Mars), created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and first featured in the 1917 novel ""A Princess of Mars"". In the books, Green Martians are around 15 feet tall, with tusks protruding from their mouths, green skin, and with double torso, each with its own set of arms. In ""A Princess of Mars"", with the help of the newly arrived John Carter from Earth, Tars Tarkas becomes a Jeddak (king) of the Tharks. The Tharks and Tars Tarkas are featured in"
"Vrock A vrock is a type of fictional creature, a demon from the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" fantasy role-playing game. It resembles a humanoid with the head, claws, and wings of a giant vulture. Vrock typically stand eight feet tall and weigh 800 pounds. The vrock was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game. The type I demon appeared under the demon entry in the ""Eldritch Wizardry"" supplement (1976). The type I demon (vrock) appears in the first edition ""Monster Manual"" (1977). This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the type I demon, which"
"Raccoon The raccoon ( or , ""Procyon lotor""), sometimes spelled racoon, also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon, or coon, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of and a body weight of . Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur which insulates it against cold weather. Three of the raccoon's most distinctive features are its extremely dexterous front paws, its facial mask, and its ringed tail, which are themes in the mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Raccoons"
"cousins. His size also varies in the books sometimes being smaller than Kingdok to being large enough to fill a huge gap in the mountain side. Roderick is a young raccoon whose parents were killed and eaten by the two stupid rat creatures. He is the leader of a large group of orphaned animal children living in the mountains. Roderick is the only one named, and the complete group consists of a beaver, a boar, a second raccoon, two birds, a rabbit, a porcupine, a turtle, two snakes, a squirrel, and a chipmunk. Roderick the Raccoon is a main character"
"Azhdaha Azhdaha, Azhdahak, Ezhdeha () or Azhdar (اژدر) is a mythical creature in Iranian mythology, roughly equal to Dragon. They are gigantic snake-like creatures living in the air, in the sea, or on the earth. ""Sad dar-e nathr"" and ""sad dar-e Bondahesh"", ""Shahnameh"" and ""Garshaspnameh"" are among main principal texts that contain information about the creature. In Persian literature, Azhdahas are depicted as a giant snake or lizard with wings. According to traditions, they have a huge body, a very scary face, their mouths are wide with lots of teeth, and their eyes are bright. Azhdahās are actually normal snakes,"
"bull called Kuyootà, on the bull, a ""ruby"" rock, on the rock an angel to shoulder the earth. Lane's primary Islamic source for his summary is unclear, as Lane merely refers to it ly as ""the work of one of the writers above quoted"". There are a number of Islamic cosmographical treatises, of more or less similar content. There can occur certain discrepancies in Western translations, even when there are no textual differences in the Arabic. The creature, named Bahamut or Balhut in these sources, can be described as a fish or whale according to translation, since the original Arabic"
"is derived from a totem bird of the Maranao people, called ""Itotoro"". According to the Maranao people, the ""Itotoro"" is a medium to the spirit world via its unseen twin spirit bird called ""Inikadowa"". According to the later Islamic legend, Muhammad found a rooster in the first of the seven heavens. The bird was so large its crest touched the second heaven. Its crow roused every living creature except man. Judgement day would come once this celestial rooster ceased to crow. According to the tradition, the sarimanok is never displayed by itself. It must be displayed with the set of"